Music of Note

THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
Fireside Dinner Theatre in Fort Atkinson presents this time-worn musical with disturbing levels of charm. Thrill to such songs as “The Speed Test,” “Gimme, Gimme” and “Only in New York” while stuffing your face with your choice of scallops or pork chops. August 2 – October 14. 1-800-477-9505 or firesidetheatre.com.

ASSASSINS
Stephen Sondheim wrote a musical about presidential assassins. Really. Lee Harvey Oswald, John Wilkes Booth, John Hinckley and Squeaky Fromme sing… not one of Sondheim’s most successful shows. Music Theatre of Madison performs it. August 3 - 11 at the Bartell Theatre. 608-237-2524 or musictheatreofmadison.com.

GYPSY
Sondheim’s at it again as The River Valley Players in Spring Green present the classic Stephen Sondheim tribute to Gypsy Rose Lee August 3 -11 at the Gard Theatre. 608-583-2748 or rivervalleyplayers.org.

ROBIN PLUER
The WAMI-Award-winning jazz diva graces the Wilson Center’s Starry Nights free outdoor concert series, mixing R&B with French ballads August 3. 261-781-9520 or wilson-center.com.

STREETLIFE WITH WARREN WIEGRATZ
The Wilson Center’s Starry Nights free outdoor concert series continues with Warren Wiegratz’s smooth bland of jazz, R&B and contemporary flavors August 10. 261-781-9520 or wilson-center.com.

OKLAHOMA!
See Oklahoma in Oregon…Wisconsin as The Oregon Straw Hat Players present the popular musical August 11 – 18 at their local high school. 608-835-9126 or oshponline.org.

DIRT ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS
Broadway Across America presents the visiting Broadway production of the Jeffrey Lane/David Yazbeck musical based on the 1988 Frank Oz film. August 14 - 19 at the Marcus Center. 414-273-7206 or marcuscenter.org.

DOO-WOP DADDIES
Five men of varying ages bring doo-wop into the 21st century in concert August 16 at Wisconsin Lutheran College. 414-443-8702 or wlc.edu/arts.

VALLEY OF THE DOLLS
The Wilson Center’s Starry Nights free outdoor concert series welcomes Mrs. Fun, Janet Planet and Juli Wood for an evening of deft, intricate jazz vocals August 17. 261-781-9520 or wilson-center.com.

THE GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA
With roots going back to the late 1930s, this early jazz band has been around for a very, very long time. They play the Pabst Theater August 19. 414-286-3663 or pabsttheater.org.

THE STELLANOVAS – CAFÉ JAZZ
One doesn’t normally think of a ukulele, mandolin and accordion as jazz instruments. Well, think again. These join the more traditional jazz implements in a concert August 19 at the Alley Stage in Mineral Point. 608-987-3292 or alleystage.com.

WEST SIDE STORY
The Four Seasons Theatre presents the classic musical August 24 – 26 at the Wisconsin Union Theater in Madison. 608-262-2201 or fourseasonstheatre.com.